Happy Labor Day

Hillside is closed on Labor Day (Monday, September 2, 2019).

THANK YOU…IT’S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVICE YOU THIS SUMMER.

Here are some facts about Labor Day: The unofficial end of summer!

🎉 The first Monday in September is celebrated nationally as Labor Day. It honors the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the country.

🤔 Secretary of CLU in NYC, Matthew Maguire, is credited for first proposing a Labor Day holiday in 1882. Controversially, Peter J. McGuire, vice president of the AFL, is also credited for the proposal also in 1882.

🇺🇸 President Grover Cleveland signed an act making Labor Day an official national holiday in 1894.

👚 In fashion, Labor Day is (or was) considered the last day it is acceptable to wear white.

🏈 Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of many fall sports. The NFL traditionally plays their kickoff game the Thursday following Labor Day.

🌭 Labor Day marks the end of Hot-Dog Season: We’re serious. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, during “hot dog season,” which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Americans consume roughly 7 billion hot dogs, or about 818 hot dogs every second.

For a lot of extra fun facts about Labor Day, visit: https://nationaltoday.com/labor-day-2019/